The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-15
TYRANNY OF THE TORIES.
DISCUSSION OF THE LAND AND
CRIMES BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.
Lord Churchill Takes Issue With
the GOvernment-General
Foreign News.

London, July l4.-ln the House OF
Lords, this afternoon, Baron Ash.
bourne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland,
moved the second reading OF the
Crimes Bill. Ia making the motion,
he described the bill as a measure in
tended to counteract the,criminal de-
morslizing system Of intimidation now
reigning in Ireland, system that CO.
creed the loyal people, interfered
with every relation OF life, neither sex
nor age being spared from this odious,
ierocious, cowsrdly tyranny. 1t was
q slsnder upon trades unions to com.
pare them with the National League.
1t was absolutely startling to hear Mr..
Gladstone cloak the abominsble sys-
tenn Of boycottins under the euphem-
ism Of "exclusivs dealing" The bill
was called q coercion bill, but what
liberty existed in q country
where Q man Is not allowed
to take grazing, build q house or
supply goods to his neighbors, with.
out exposing himself to outrage and
murder, where people could not buy,
sell, employ or be employed, without
being subjected to direct tyranny. In
submitting measure nee 'ssary for the
protection Of honest subj acts the Min.
listers had the right to rely upon the
loyal cooperation Of the opposition
instead Of resolute obstruction. [Crles
OF Hear Hesrl"] A weak bill would
be worthless and this measure, while
strong enough to be a terror to evil
doers, would not jecpsrdizs the liberty
Of q single innocent man. (Cheers
Earl Granville said he would not
deny the government, finding itself
unable to maintain law aud order by
existing machinery, had q right to
apply TO Parliament Tor further power,
but when the restrictions proposed
suspended common personal rights the
clesrest proof was required 10 justify
the exceptional law. The state OF Ire
land was as peaceable now as in 1885,
when the ordinary law was found sui.
ficient. Everybody noWknew the real
aim OF the bill Was 10 suppress
combinations that inteifered With the
policy OF the government and 10 brand
them as illegal. II was the undoubted
right OF every man TO deal with hit
neighbors or not, as he liked. The
measure was Of q deplorably danger.
ous characters and would certainly lead
TO grave evils in Ireland. The oppo
sition having done It's utmost to resis
the passage Of the bill, II must lesv,
upon the government the responsible
~ for the results.
The Duke OF Argyll, Lord Carno
van and others spoke, and the bill wa
then read the second time. The meas
ure will be discussed In committee TO
morrow.
IN COMMONS.
In the House OF Commons this even
ing Lord Randolph Churchill, resum
ing the debate on the land bill, OBJ
jectei 10 Bannerman's Amendme ni
that the bill be rejected only az rails
ing ialee issue. II was the genera
agreement, he said, on the point ths
the bill was absolutely necessary Z,
afford relief 10 the Irish tensntry. l
ives great mistake 10 impu,e want o
good faith TO the goyernm snt In thu
proposals Of the bill. The government
had been forced 10 offer a temporar,
land measure before the session clol led
for no more odious duty could devolv,
upon the lrish government than 10 nd
minittsrthe crimes nc, unaccompanle,
by measure which would safety th,
tsnantry. tCries OF "Hesrl" "Hear !"
Proceeding to examine the clautes 0
the bill, he supported Dillon's criti
cieme on the restrictions OF the lease
holders, a clause which he h ped N,
government would amend. He did no
see that the tenantry would derive any
benefit from the clause dealing with
eyiclions. Parnellite cheers II,
would fear TO intrust Irish agents, ad
yisers Of landlords, with ths power
conferred upon them under the clause
[Cries OF "0hp from the Conservativ,
benches and cheers What Womb
have been the state OF Ireland II thi,
clause had been In operation last win
teri He did not doubt that from I
quarter 10 q hall OF the tenantry woulC
have been evicted, and the result
would have been q state Of tumult ant
disorder, appalling 10 contemplate. II
was not within the limit OF physica
possibilities 10 deal with the aus,
this session. The bill must be light
ened by thro Elng II over. The bank
rup,cy clauses were equally objeciior
able, inasmuch as they would tend /,
lower the moral tone Of the tenantrj
besides producing an immeasurabl,
mass Of litigation. [Cheers from Il
Irish benches This government, ir
view Of the large numoer OF tenant
who Il was expected would be fjrcet
into bankruptcy, seemed 10 be tryiul
10 build up system OF national credi
on q widespread foundatiop Of nation
al insolvency. II the government
with the Irish members, would agree
10 deal with areaig and revision o
judicial rents instead Of bankruptc!
clsufes the bill would be deprived o
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